Best Over-Ear Headphones for Sound Quality — Page 2

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#25
Px7 S3

Bowers & Wilkins

$429.00

Px7 S3

60.6/100
203 opinions

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137 positive0 neutral19 negative
#26
W820NB Plus

Edifier

$99.99

W820NB Plus

59.3/100
62 opinions

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26 positive0 neutral1 negative
#27
Sundara

HIFIMAN

$179.00

Sundara

58.7/100
139 opinions

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88 positive0 neutral11 negative
#28
HD681

Superlux

$36.99

HD681

62.2/100
129 opinions

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76 positive0 neutral9 negative
#29
HD 800 S

Sennheiser

$1,799.95

HD 800 S

60.8/100
93 opinions

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64 positive0 neutral7 negative
#30
DT 700 PRO X

beyerdynamic

$279.99

DT 700 PRO X

60.9/100
87 opinions

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58 positive0 neutral6 negative
#31
ATH-R50X Open-Back Headphones

Audio-Technica

$169.00

ATH-R50X Open-Back Headphones

57.2/100
31 opinions

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#32
NTH-100

Rode

$318.00

NTH-100

53.6/100
24 opinions

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#33
WH-CH720N

Sony

$88.00

WH-CH720N

68.6/100
265 opinions

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99 positive0 neutral14 negative
#34
Astro A50

Logitech G

$259.00

Astro A50

58.4/100
191 opinions

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61 positive0 neutral7 negative
#35
HD 599 SE

Sennheiser

$239.95

HD 599 SE

69.6/100
360 opinions

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231 positive0 neutral42 negative
#36
MDR-M1

Sony

$268.00

MDR-M1

58.7/100
47 opinions

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30 positive0 neutral2 negative
#37
Cloud III S Wireless

HyperX

$119.99

Cloud III S Wireless

60.3/100
124 opinions

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23 positive0 neutral1 negative
#38
Px8 S2

Bowers & Wilkins

$799.00

Px8 S2

63.2/100
287 opinions

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191 positive0 neutral34 negative
#39
Melomania P100 SE

Cambridge Audio

$299.00

Melomania P100 SE

57/100
28 opinions

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15 positive0 neutral0 negative
#40
LCD-GX

Audeze

$899.00

LCD-GX

54.9/100
24 opinions

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#41
HE400SE Stealth Magnets Version

HIFIMAN

$109.00

HE400SE Stealth Magnets Version

58.6/100
97 opinions

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62 positive0 neutral8 negative
#42
Studio Pro

Beats

$249.95

Studio Pro

60.8/100
110 opinions

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#43
TH900

Fostex

$1,399.98

TH900

54.7/100
20 opinions

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14 positive0 neutral0 negative
#44
Cloud III Black

HyperX

$57.99

Cloud III Black

60.2/100
112 opinions

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44 positive0 neutral5 negative
#45
K612 PRO

AKG

$209.95

K612 PRO

56.1/100
32 opinions

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21 positive0 neutral1 negative
#46
ATH-M20x

Audio-Technica

$59.00

ATH-M20x

63.6/100
98 opinions

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48 positive0 neutral6 negative
#47
Px8

Bowers & Wilkins

$574.89

Px8

62.5/100
261 opinions

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160 positive0 neutral32 negative
#48
MDR-MV1

Sony

$418.00

MDR-MV1

55.9/100
34 opinions

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26 positive0 neutral2 negative